Review #40-- Fortunately the Milk

  I am currently gobbling up the Stories for Younger Readers section of the NYPL's List of 100 Titles to Read and Share.

These books are great for 6 – 8 year olds as read alouds :) 

Of course, some books are appealing to all ages, like this one:

 . . . drumroll please . . .  

#40 Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman

4 Cheers!

This is good stuff.

A story full of reckless abandon & outlandish turns, that takes the most ordinary of objects (a carton of milk) and creates a riotous adventure. Often, the typeface is a part of the action, with words wheeling about on the page and sudden fonts giving the text a new texture. There is even a subtle dig on the Twilight series, for those who care (page 68). Even reluctant readers in 3^rd, 4^th or 5^th would likely go for this book because of the funny illustrations on nearly every page. It looks inviting, and that’s a start (they may need some help when they get to words like transtemporal metasciene . . . there is some time travel involved).

Read this book. I loved it.

Review #39-- Call Me Oklahoma!

The next section of the NYPL's List of 100 Titles to Read and Share is:

Stories for Younger Readers

6 – 8 years old

 These are small-ish chapter books very applicable to 2nd and 3rd grade. 

Some are even geared toward 4th graders, like this one!

#39 Call Me Oklahoma! by Miriam Glassman

2 Cheers

Paige Turner is going into the 4^th grade with a new outlook, 

hoping she can transform herself by changing her name to . . . Oklahoma!

It was an OK read (punny . . . hehehe). I think it would appeal mostly to 4^th grade girls. For me, the story wasn’t riveting enough for me to choose it as a read aloud but I can think of some of my girls who would enjoy it.

Coming next week . . . Book Review #40

featuring Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman.

Bring some cookies along for this great read, it is a treat!